Tonka bean is the seed of the catchily named dipteryx odorata tree, or coumarouna odorata. Native to South and Central ...

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Two new cookbooks helped me right-size my recipes, and after a little kitchen recalibration, our table for two just got a lot ...

I featured Carol Pridgen as she was preparing Valentine treats for her 5-year-old son, Cade, and older son, Trace. While Cade is still helpi ...

Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a romantic, home‐cooked feast? See full-course recipes: ...

V is for Vodka and Vermouth, both of which are vibrant in a vesper martini! Though too many of these might leave you vexed and in need of some vitality. Check out this list of 25 drinks beginning with ...

Jotaka Eaddy, founder and CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen, and Essence Communications will receive special honors at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors ceremony held Friday, Feb. 21 in Los Angeles.

But amid all the fun and joy of the night, the women on the red carpet kept the cause front ... of Atlanta star Porsha Williams tells ESSENCE. “The cause is close to my heart.

The ceremony’s pre-show will debut on ESSENCE’s YouTube channel on March 3, giving fans a front-row seat to the red carpet, celebrity interviews, and the reveal of the inaugural ESSIES ...

A Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling through the Red Sea exploded on Tuesday, igniting a major fire that forced the crew to abandon the vessel. The incident occurred approximately 225 ...

The Red Cross voiced alarm Tuesday over the risk that fighting in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma could cause samples of Ebola and other pathogens held in a laboratory to escape. The ...